Section 45: Horrocks Pass to Broadview

Starting with a steep climb out of Horrocks Pass to the ridge, the Trail traverses exposed, gibber littered hills and farmland. You’ll be rewarded with views over the Willochra Plain and Spencer Gulf.

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19km
plus extra distance of 3 km to Broadview Rd or if walking out to Gunyah Road 4.5 km
Flinders Ranges
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Mapsheet 6B, Melrose to Wilmington

Location of Horrocks Pass
221 845
(222100 6384500 zone 54)
Latitude: -32.6422038861 (32° 38' 31.934")
Longitude: 138.0375870389 (138° 2' 15.3133")
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Location of Broadview
214 974
(221400 6397400 zone 54)
Latitude: -32.52537 (32° 31' 31.332")
Longitude: 138.03369 (138° 2' 1.284")
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At Broadview the Trail passes through a private sheep property. Vehicle access is via the Gunyah Road, 18 km north of Wilmington or 30 km south of Quorn and then along Broadview Road.

  • Contact Ben Bury 0427 820 696 for permission to walk through this section.
  • Contact Roger and Janet Crawford (8667 5228 or 0429 900 227) for permission to park at Broadview Homestead. Please park near the sheds to the north away from the homestead. Please consider making a donation at the site to assist with the cost of maintaining this access.

Please leave all gates as you find them.

Walkers should leave the Trail at the gate at GR 214 974 (mapsheet 6C Lat/Long: -32.52537 138.03369 ) and follow the gully (not the station track) to the homestead.

A draft gps track of this access route is available here. To avoid having to open/climb over any gates you can leave the GPS route to follow the vehicle track round the sheep yards at eastern end of the route).